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Ray de Groat
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Nov 28
Flowtoys makes the best lighted juggling props ever. Here I am at their headquarters in Emeryville with the Vision juggling clubs. #juggling #jugglers #flowtoys #flowjam
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · 5d
Because Trump has already shown he will fund parts of government he wants, and defund the rest. No, there’s no negotiating with the Republicans. It’s Trump’s agenda regardless of what you do. Short answer: It ends when the American people stand up and say they’ve had enough.
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · 8d
It certainly makes a good case for open source, open hardware and open infrastructure rather than reliance on a handful of closed source proprietary platforms. #openinfra
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · 9d
I highly recommend the Cisco certification path for everyone who needs to understand networking.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9d
Miners and their advocates are begging the administration to enforce a Biden-era rule meant to protect them.
Black lung keeps killing America's coal miners. Does Donald Trump even care?
Miners and their advocates are begging the administration to enforce a Biden-era rule meant to protect them.
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · 16d
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In 2013, Trump Said the President is Always to Blame for Government Shutdowns
YouTube video by NextGen America
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Sep 28
1) plutocrats and their political action committees, (2) petrostates and their politicians and polluters, (3) fake and venal professionals—physicians and professors, (4) propagandists, especially those with podcasts, and (5) the press. The general tactic is that (1) and (2) hire (3) to generate…
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Sep 21
Remember that band Devo?
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Sep 10
Trump attacks Tom Hanks after West Point cancels event honoring actor - The Guardian

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Trump attacks Tom Hanks after West Point cancels event honoring actor — Guardian US
President calls Hanks ‘woke’ in vitriolic post after US Military Academy calls off ceremony with little explanation
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Sep 9
Oh so now she’s a diplomat and expert in foreign investors
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Sep 8
Then tell him to put his differences aside and support the Democratic nominee for city Mayor now! You cannot expect votes from progressives when you don’t respect the Democratic primary process yourself. Endorse the Democratic primary winner Zohran Mamdani now!
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Sep 8
And he will continue to take AIPAC money and withhold support from the Democratic nominee for New York City Mayor. I say you can’t call yourself a Democrat when you withhold support for our nominee whenever it suits your big Israeli donors.
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Sep 8
Hot mic picks up Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality. "Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become, and (you can) even achieve immortality."

Creepy.

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Hot mic picks up Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality — Reuters
(This Sept 3 story has been corrected to withdraw videos, with no changes to text)
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Sep 6
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Fawlty Towers - Hammer
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Sep 6
Yeah, there must at least be a plan in place to bring back highly exploitable non-unionized construction laborers. The US economy depends on cheap labor.
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Sep 6
But then they wouldn’t be undocumented and exploitable. They would be documented and unionized right?
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Sep 6
This isn’t Korea. If the US really needs so many foreign workers, why not document and unionize them?

And if it’s a crime, how can the company get away with this? Where’s the accountability with the management?
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Sep 4
And you're on again in less than an hour. www.youtube.com/live/MPX0WEU...
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Aug 23
National ownership of factories (the means of production) is the definition of socialism. If you’re confused by this, it’s because they’ve been falsely conflating socialism with welfare. Like corporate welfare.
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Aug 17
Vladimir Putin will face “very severe consequences” if he does not agree a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine at his summit with Donald Trump in Alaska, the US president said on Wednesday.

Well?

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Putin faces ‘very severe consequences’ if no Ukraine truce agreed, Trump says
US president also says he would push for three-way summit with Volodymyr Zelenskyy if Alaska meeting goes well
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Save Our Country (we/us) @rlab53.bsky.social · Aug 15
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Aug 15
And withdraw troops from Ukraine! Like, not invade Ukraine, would and the war right there. Tell Trump if he wants to end the war, he should tell Putin to withdraw troops from Ukraine and go back to Russia.
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Aug 15
I hope Europe isn’t expecting too much from the US. apple.news/AVF3nlG5gQri...
Putin to offer financial incentives to Trump at Ukraine summit — Guardian US
Russian leader plans to discuss economic ties, in appeal to Trump’s business instincts, alongside future of Ukraine
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Aug 15
Remember: The purpose of a museum is to exhibit, history, culture, art and science, some of which may not always be in alignment with what the president wants.

White House orders review of Smithsonian exhibits to ensure alignment with Trump directives - CNN

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White House orders review of Smithsonian exhibits to ensure alignment with Trump directives — CNN
The White House is conducting a comprehensive internal review of exhibits and materials at the Smithsonian Institution in an effort to comply with President Donald Trump’s directive about what should ...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 15
Newsom: If California, one of the most un-Trumped states in America, is not successful, it’s at our peril. We may not get this back. I’m telling you, we may not.

He is rigging this next midterm election before one vote is cast. He tried to wreck our democracy after the last vote was cast last time.
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Ray de Groat @raydegroat.bsky.social · Aug 14
It seems a very “in your face” response to the whole “manosphere” thing.
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